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April l6, 1929. A. E. BL'ACKMAN RADIATOR COVER Filed Nov. 2l, 1925 7 TIE 6 TIE.

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UNITEDvv STATES vAnnunci* EDGAR BLACKMAN, ork MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK RADIATOR COVER.

Application led November 21, 1925. Serial No; 70,576.

My invention relates to radiator covers in the form of a box which is Vadapted to bev stood over and completely envelop a radiator of that class which is used for heating 5 rooms of buildings by steam or hot water.

One of the principal objects of my invention is so to construct the cover' that its cost of manufacture will be at a minimum and at the same time it will be ornamental in appearance and of great strength. Another object is to provide the top` or cap with insulating material to prevent air currents rising directly above kthe radiator and thereby causing a settlement of dust on thel adjacent wall and hangings. The insulation of the top also permitsits use as a shelf on which ornaments or vother objects can be stood. Other objects and advantages will become apparent from a further study of the speciiication and drawings in which Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the cover with a portion of the perforated front panel and a portion of the front flange and cover cut away, Fig. 2 is a section taken along the line 2--2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a section taken along the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a top plan View of the cover with the cap and perforated front plate removed, Fig. 5 is a development of the sheet metal piece forming the cap, Fig. G is a development of the sheet metal piece forming the back and shelf portion and Fig. 7 is a development of the sheet metal portion forming the sides.

The sheet metal piece8, shown ,developed` in Fig. 6 is folded into the shelf 9 and barrier 10. Heat insulating material 24 such asV asbestos, is placed on shelf 9. The sheet metal piece 11 shown developed inFig. forms one side of the radiator cover. A similar piece is used for 'the other side. Piece 11 is bent into side flanges 12 and top flange 13. The bentside pieces 11 are weld-V` edto back 8 at the rearward flanges 12 as seen in Fig. 4. A cross bar 14, which eX- tends across the lower frontof the radiator cover, 1s welded at its ends to the sides of flanges 12 and lies in the same plane withr them. Guide angles 15 are welded to sides 11 just far enough behind flanges 12 to give Yclearance for the insertion of the perforated front-plate 16. Plate 16 is formed with a bottom liangel 17 and an upper flange 18. The sheet metal piece, shown deve oped in Fig. 5, has a lip Y 2O folded into afront loop portion (Fig. 2) and lips 21 folded into sidel loop portions ieee 19 forming the` cap (Fig. 1). Lip V22 isrfolded down to forma A back flange (Fig. 2) which is adapted to be welded to rear flanges 12 of side pieces 11. Curved deflector plate 23 is welded to back k8 and to the underside of cap 19.

With the cover completely welded together, plate 16 is inserted up from the bottom, front loop 20 of cap .19 being sprung forward a sufficient amount to permit fiange 18 of plate 16 to clear it onits way up. Y

Legs 23 are welded to the four lower oorners of the radiator cover. Features of the radiator'cover shown here- 1n, but not claimed, form the subjectrmatter of my co-pending application, Serial No.` y'

747,228, filed Nov. 1, 1924.

I claim 1. A radiator cover having back and sides, an apertured front panel, a capvtting upon said backand sides, said back being bent forward at its upper end to form a shelf, said shelf being located a lsubstantial distance down from the under side of said cap, anda deflector plate-fastened near one endto the verticalportion of the back and near the other end tothe under side of said shelf. i

a sheet metal- 2. A radiator cover having sheet metal 3. A radiator cover having sheet metal Y back, top and sides rigidly attached to each other, 4a cap for covering the top of said cover, and any apertured vfront panel slid ably set in position upon said sides, said back turning forward at its upper end to form a shelf, the forward end of the shelf` turned upward` to form a barrier, the out- `sidc facey of said barrierl coming substantially adjacent the inside face of the upper` end of the' front panel, saidfshelf being lo- Y Y cated a substantial distance downV from the underside of said cap leavinga space under the cap, and insulating material placed upon said shelf in said space, the back of said cap being` adapted to close up the rear of said space. v j y 4. A radiator cover having sheet metal back, top and sides rigidlyattached to each Y other,y and an apertured front panel sl-id- .1,10

ably set in Vposition upon said sides, said l back turning forward at its upper end to forni a shelf at a substantial distance below said top to provide a space, insulating inatei'ial placed upon said shelf, and means for closing up the rear of said space above the back for retaining said material in place.

5. A radiator cover having sheet metal back and sides, an apertured front panel, a cap litting upon said back and sides, said back being bent forward at its uppei` end to downward from said top Wall foi closing up the rear of said space.

ALBERT EDGAR BLACKMAN. 

